The holiday season in Bloomington and the Twin Cities involves more than just shopping. Spend time with family and friends as you enjoy the sights and sounds of the season at some of these winter events.
MALL OF AMERICA HOLIDAY EVENTS
Handmade Holidays Craft Theme
Crayola Experience Mall of America
November 1-December 31
Toys for Tots
November 12-December 18
Festival of Trees
November 13-January 1
Pet Night with Santa
The Santa Experience
November 24, December 1, December 8, December 15
KS95 for Kids Clouds Choir for a Cause
December 6
Scuba Claus
SEA LIFE at Mall of America
December 8-22
Holiday Music Festival
December 12-29
TWIN CITIES HOLIDAY EVENTS
White Christmas
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
October 4-January 25
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Children’s Theatre Company, Minneapolis
November 5-January 5
Brave New Workshop’s Big Christmas Energy
Dudley Riggs Theatre, Minneapolis
November 7-January 31
A Christmas Carol
Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis
November 9-December 29
Tomte: The Gnome, The Myth, The Legend
American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis
November 9-January 26
Holiday Art Market
Nine Mile Brewing Company, Bloomington
November 10
Pet Photos with Santa Paws
Nine Mile Brewing Company, Bloomington
November 16
Gingerbread Wonderland
Norway House, Minneapolis
November 19-January 4
A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage
State Theatre, Minneapolis
November 21
GLOW Holiday Festival
CHS Field, Saint Paul
November 21-January 5
Winter Lights
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chaska
November 21-January 5
Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights
The Winery at Sovereign Estate, Waconia
November 22-December 29
Magic of Lights
Viking Lakes, Eagan
November 22-January 5
A Three Tenors Christmas
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
November 29-December 2
European Christmas Market
Union Depot, Saint Paul
November 29-December 22
Un-Silent Night: An Epic Holiday Sing-Along
The Fine Line, Minneapolis
December 1
Rock & Roll Xmas Spectacular
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
December 3-8
Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet
Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis
December 6-7
North Pole Express
Union Depot, Saint Paul
December 6-15
Gifts in the Gallery
Bloomington Center for the Arts
December 6-23
Holiday Tree Lighting and Movie Night
Union Depot, Saint Paul
December 7
Metropolitan Ballet’s Nutcracker
The Fitzgerald Theater, Saint Paul
December 7-8
Continental Ballet’s The Nutcracker
Bloomington Center for the Arts
December 7-15
Canadian Pacific Holiday Train
Union Depot, Saint Paul
December 11
North Country Christmas, featuring Kat Perkins
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
December 12-14
John Denver: A Rocky Mountain Holiday
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
December 13
A Prairie Home Companion Christmas
The Fitzgerald Theater, Saint Paul
December 13-14
Loyce Houlton’s Nutcracker Fantasy
State Theatre, Minneapolis
December 14-22
Christmas With A Whole Lot Of Soul
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
December 15-16
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake
November 16-17
Handel’s Messiah
Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis, and Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul
December 19-22
Christmas with Cantus: Lessons and Carols for Our Time
Ordway Center, Saint Paul
December 20
A Minnesota Nutcracker
Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis
December 20-21
Bloomington Chorale’s Winter Tapestry
Bloomington Center for the Arts
December 20-21
Elf in Concert
Orchestra Hall
December 20-22
Cirque Dreams Holidaze
Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis
December 20-22
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
December 21
Christmas on the Prairie
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
December 21-23
Medalist Concert Band – Sounds of the Season
Bloomington Center for the Arts
December 22
An Andy & Bing Christmas
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
December 26-30
